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This was constructed when the lighthouse was moved to the north pier in 1927. [2] Manistee Pierhead Light was put up for sale under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in 2009. [9] On June 30, 2011, ownership of the light was transferred to the City of Manistee. The Manistee County Historical Museum will maintain the light. [10]
The Coast Guard transferred ownership to the City of Ludington under the terms of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. The lighthouse is being operated and maintained in partnership with the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association, [ 7 ] which is a volunteer group that maintains, restores and operates this light, the Big Sable ...
Manistee Main Light: Lake Michigan: Manistee: Destroyed Manistee Pierhead lights: Lake Michigan: Manistee: 55 ft (17 m) (north) 29 ft (8.8 m) (south) 1875/1927: 1927: Active Manistique East Breakwater Light: Lake Michigan: Manistique
According to the United States Census Bureau, Ludington has a total area of 3.61 square miles (9.35 km 2), of which 3.36 square miles (8.70 km 2) are land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km 2), or 6.80%, are water. [2] The Ludington North Breakwall Light is at the end of the north pierhead on Lake Michigan. Ludington is part of Northern Michigan.
Lighthouse complex view from the lake. The lighthouse was transferred to state ownership on November 1, 2002. [31] The site manager is the Sable Points Light Keepers Association. [28] Take state highway M-116 north from Ludington to Lakeshore Drive. Proceed north for 6.5-mile (10.5 km) [30] to Ludington State Park. A vehicle permit is required ...
The Menominee North Pier lighthouse is located in the harbor of Menominee, Michigan. The station was first lit in 1877. The current structure and its still operational light was lit in 1927, and automated in 1972. [3] It is also sometimes called the "Menominee (Marinette) North Pierhead Light". [4] The foundation is a concrete pier.
The South Haven South Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at the entrance to the Black River on Lake Michigan. The station was lit in 1872, and is still operational. The tower is a shortened version of the Muskegon South Pierhead Light, and replaced an 1872 wooden tower. The catwalk is original and still links the tower to shore: it is ...
The first and only resident lighthouse keeper at Portage Lake Light was John Langland, who served from 1891 to 1917. [6] In 1899 River and Harbors Act provided for the first time to put harbor works under continuous contract. At that point, plans were laid to dredge the channel to a depth of 18 feet (5.5 m) and to extend the north and south ...